2026 ALL CITYSCAPE Theme

Art Exhibition & Competition Prospectus

"You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it” - Faith Ringgold

Contemporary Art Gallery Online is proud to announce its 11th Annual “ALL Cityscape” Theme Online Art Competition for 2026.  Help us celebrate the greatness, strength, beauty, and talent of women by joining our competition and exhibition.

Contemporary Art Gallery Online encourages entries from all 2D and 3D artists regardless of their experience and/or education in the art field or where they may reside.  This is an international competition, and everyone is encouraged to participate. A group exhibition of all entrants will be held online at the Contemporary Art Gallery Online for four weeks after the competition closes.  

Artists should submit their best representational and non-representational art related to the "Cityscape" theme. The “Cityscape” theme is considered to be any art that depicts cities, towns, urban scenes, and any related metropolitan subjects.  Here is the link to one of our favorite Cityscape EXHIBITIONS, so as to better demonstrate this month's theme.

This competition will be judged within three categories: Paintings/Drawings, Photography/Digital Art, Mixed Media, and 3 Dimensional Work.  Computer-enhanced or AI-created art must be disclosed and will not be eligible for the Paintings/Drawing category. Awards will be given to the top 6 to 8 works selected in each category (depending on the number of submissions), including Best in Show, Judges’ Choice, and Gallery Choice.  Additional awards will also be presented, depending on the number and the quality of all submissions received. Award-winning artists will be included in a group show both online and in the Ramsey Art Gallery located in the Historic District of Hollins Market, located in Baltimore, Maryland.

We are excited to see your art!

Important MUST Knows 
Art Exhibition and Competition Opens: February 15, 2026

Deadline for Receiving Entries: March 15, 2026
Opening of Online Art Exhibition: March 05, 2026
Competition Results will post: April 05, 2026
Award Certificates Emailed to Artists: April 19, 2026
Online Art Exhibition Closes & Archived: January 05, 2027

Entry Fees:

$15 for 1 to 3 images, $25 for images up to 5, and $35 for images up to 8.
The Paypal account name will appear on your credit card statement as CAGOnline.
It is not necessary to have a Paypal account in order to use this service.

Eligibility: 

• Must be original work to the artist.

• Paintings, Photography, Digital Art, Sculptures, Mixed Media, 3 and 2 Dimensional art will be accepted.

• The artist must be willing to sell their work (print or original).

• Art which has won, in any previous competition, may not be submitted for consideration again.

• All work must be available in both low resolution as well as high resolution form. For this competition, files sent should not exceed 10 MB. High resolution files will be required, from winning artists, for the Annual Anthology and any other print media for which your work may be selected.

Submitting Images:

Files should be titled in the following format: Artist's Name, Art Title, Medium Used, Size (H x W in inches), Price (in USD) and year created. 
EXAMPLE: JohnBrown_Midnight_Photography_8x10_75_2026.
Image requirements for entries: JPG files (Please try to keep the file size under 10 MB to ensure proper uploading). 

All boxes in the application form must be completed and checked to accept the Terms and Conditions at the end of the form, to proceed to payment.

Contemporary Art Gallery Online is one of the first Galleries to create an online presence. It’s Competition department also hosts one of the longest-running competitions on the Net. Our competitions and exhibitions are an excellent way to build your portfolio and be seen by millions.

Prizes include Memberships to Contemporary Art Gallery Online, a Digital Award Certificate, Event Collateral, and a Zoom interview for some selected winners. Extensive Marketing and much more. Winners will have an opportunity to also show at our Gallery, located in Baltimore, Maryland. All participants receive event collateral for their art portfolios.

We Look Forward to Viewing Your Creations. 
We Send Our Best Wishes, 
CAGO Art Competition and Exhibition Committees